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campaign finance reform
November 4, 2023
Jason Linkins
Poor Josh Hawley Can’t Help Himself
The Missouri senator’s dumb Citizens United stunt is the epitome of his political career.
May 21, 2022
Jason Linkins
There Are No Super PAC Cops
Let’s stop pretending that rules forbidding coordination between campaigns and dark money groups exist.
May 17, 2022
Matt Ford
American Politics Just Got a Little More Corrupt Thanks to Ted Cruz and John Roberts
Campaign graft continues its long-running undefeated streak at the Supreme Court.
July 16, 2021
Jeff Burdick
The Republicans’ Latest Skeezy Campaign Trick: Cash Swaps to Help Each Other
Members of Congress aren’t allowed to spend leadership PAC funds on their own campaigns. But wouldn’t you know it: They’ve found a way.
January 12, 2021
Nick Martin
JPMorgan Chase and Amazon Discover Campaign Finance Reform by Way of Social Collapse
Corporations are temporarily turning off the money tap after helping to fund an insurrection. Let’s make the change permanent.
November 17, 2020
J.C. Pan
Charles Koch Got the Free-Market Dystopia He Wanted. Now He’d Like Your Approval.
The same billionaire who refashioned the American political system to suit his needs is now calling for bipartisan cooperation—on his terms.
November 4, 2020
Libby Watson
The Futility of the Democrats’ Record-Breaking War Chest
Liberals lined the campaigns of Senate hopefuls with mountainous piles of campaign loot, only to watch it all burn up on election night.
October 16, 2020
Libby Watson
The Democrats Aren’t Serious About Campaign Finance Reform
Despite eye-popping hauls from small-dollar donors in 2020, they’re showing no signs of disavowing big-money super PACs if they sweep the November election.
February 5, 2016
Elizabeth Bruenig
Hillary Clinton Wants You to Believe She’s Tough on Wall Street. She’s Not.
Clinton's ties to the financial industry were a central theme in her debate with Bernie Sanders.
April 2, 2014
Sam Kleiner
John Roberts Shows He Has No Idea How Money Works in Politics
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